We’re talking about the end of the age, the signs of the Second Coming, and what it means to be prepared. In that context, we have four parables of Jesus to help us better understand the signs, the delay, and how we await his return. Last week, we began a study of the Ten Virgins…

We’re studying the discourse found in Matthew 24 and 25, the so called Olivet discourse, which is centered on the question that the disciples ask in verse 3: “What shall be the sign of your coming, and the end of the age?” Related to this question, which has been a question for all believers since…

The so-called Olivet Discourse contained in the 24th and 25th chapters of Matthew represents a “Sermon on the Mount” at the end of Jesus’s ministry just as the Sermon on the Mount itself, in Matthew 5, represented his early ministry.  The statements Jesus makes about the End of Time are the primary theme of the…

We are talking about the End of Time, the Apocalypse, and the signs of the Second Coming. We’re looking at Jesus’s answer to the disciples’ question: “What will be the sign of Your coming and the end of the age?”  We have in our mind a vivid picture of the end. First of all, we…

What fascinates, is mysterious, and frightening—all at once—is the picture of a vengeful God displaying and dispensing his wrath on a wicked people at the end of time. Passages like this:  Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a…

The time of the end fascinates, perplexes, frightens, and confuses most believers. When is the time of the end? How do we know if it’s the end of time? Why do we need to know anyway? And what are the signs that we are living in the last days? God-fearing believers, from the disciples on…